tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post5112026642423650475..comments2015-08-02T03:10:39.933-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Within the Middle: Claustrophilia (again): Quotes of the DayJeffrey Cohenhttps://plus.google.com/110433684739546897626noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-8373242682289849622008-01-29T20:54:00.000-05:002008-01-29T20:54:00.000-05:00Sorry I’m so late to this thread—here in SC, we ar...Sorry I’m so late to this thread—here in SC, we are overflowing with candidates. The presidential candidates have moved on, but now I’m in the middle of our department’s hiring season! Anyway…<BR/><BR/>I would like to express my admiration for Cary’s work in terms that get under his skin; but, and to his credit, I probably can’t find that threshold. He is a brazen thinker, and I’m completely enthralled by the work he does. I haven’t had the chance to read all of *Clautrophilia*, but if you guys decide to take it up, I will do my best to go there with you!Holly Crockernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-35655372321455880202008-01-14T13:15:00.000-05:002008-01-14T13:15:00.000-05:00Cary, thanks for dropping in, and thanks for the k...Cary, thanks for dropping in, and thanks for the kind words: perhaps less insightful than engaged? If you do want to say something--or correct something!--by all means do. There's nothing gauche about that at all. And we've been fortunate enough to have several authors come by and join in the conversations on their books (most recently, James Simpson, who you can see in a nearby thread).Karl Steelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03353370018006849747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-62500880048899823192008-01-14T10:22:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:22:00.000-05:00Karl, your comments--and frustrations--are incredi...Karl, your comments--and frustrations--are incredibly insightful. I'm not really sure that anything's gained by having the guy who wrote the stuff chime in, so I'll leave the discussing to the rest of you; but I'm delighted that the book is being used as something other than a (small) doorstop.Caryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458548559619104528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-39169016779547101252008-01-13T19:41:00.000-05:002008-01-13T19:41:00.000-05:00I love this book, and hope to have something to po...I love this book, and hope to have something to post on it later in the week. The term starts tomorrow, and I have a new class with 80 students who I have to figure out how to entertain ... and on top of that there are a bajillion administrative tasks on my desk. But thanks, Karl, for bring up Howie's book!Jeffrey J Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-37493281468685268262008-01-12T18:42:00.000-05:002008-01-12T18:42:00.000-05:00Oh, I can't just declare a "mini-book-thingamajigg...Oh, I can't just declare a "mini-book-thingamajiggy" (which is, strangely enough, a more wieldy term than the one we've been using) on my whim; there's no OBLIGATION here; but, yes, the Howie is a book you will love. I promise. If you find yourself getting bogged down initially--which you probably will not--you might want to skip ahead to the last chapter.Karl Steelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03353370018006849747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-88415632233580804452008-01-12T14:45:00.000-05:002008-01-12T14:45:00.000-05:00Karl: I myself have not yet read Howie's book but ...Karl: I myself have not yet read Howie's book but did, indeed, suggest it for our so-called "book club." It is on my short list of books I want to read, right after Lara Farina's "Erotic Discourse and Early English Religious Writing," which I am reviewing right now for "Sixteenth Century Studies." But I must say, that after your post here, I want to throw Farina's book violently to the floor and rush over to the bookshelf where Howie's book is sitting and read it instead [and to Lara Farina, wherever you are, I love your book and mean no disrespect]. Howie's books sounds fantastic and I really will start reading it this week for this, our mini-book-thingamajiggy.Eileen Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.com